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North Kent Coast Preparing to depart to Reculver It is early March and it’s time to repeat one of our paddling favourites along the North Kent coast – a trip passed Herne Bay to the Reculver Towers. It is the first proper sea trip for two of our group and the conditions are ideal […] Sunny day and calm conditions for the St David’s Day Bealieu River trip Our Saint David’s Day started early leaving from London and surrounds to arrive by 9 am at the Beach Car Park in Lepe Country Park by the Solent for what turned out to be a fun trip up the Beaulieu River. […] We’re sitting in the courtyard of a vineyard enjoying a glass of local wine. This is not the green and rolling hills that we came across on our summer Essex trip; it is the volcanic island of Lanzarote. Here the vines are planted in the black sand of volcanic ash and each vine is […] A really fun trip, lots of learning and definitely a weekend of two halves ! Saturday morning’s meeting point was at Hele Bay. There’s a good public car park (only £2.80 for full day) where we met up with our guides, Greenie and Darren from Go With the Flow – Sea Kayaking North Devon. […] 3rd-4th August 2024 Map of the two days’ paddles. Six paddlers met on Bradwell Quay on a grey morning in August with a mission to fulfil. Our Essex trip differed from CKC’s usual weekend outings; it was a recce in unknown waters. We were there to explore the Blackwater Estuary for future club trips, […] It’s September, so it must be time for the annual autumnal weekend trip to the Jurassic Coast for CKC. It’s a trip we have been doing for many years, and we still love it! The coastline is always astonishing and for those that haven’t seen it from the sea before, it has truly amazing […] Damien reminded us on WhatsApp that we needed to pack midge nets …. and he was right these tiny tiny creatures did (annoyingly) come out & greet us Seven intrepid CKC paddlers headed to Onich, Scotland for what turned out to be a wet and windy week! Weblink for the routes we did can […] Time to go on the CKC annual weekend trip to South Devon and our yearly visit to Sea View Campsite near Slapton Sands. Unfortunately we had a few last minute ‘not able to make it’ paddlers but still a good sized group of 11 paddlers came, including three out of London members. The campsite […] CKC Moderate Water Trip to Pembrokeshire April 2024 CKC Attendees: Fiona, Claire, Rich, John L, Tudor, Damian, Rachel, Jude, Gilly, Izzy, Mary, Mike L, Paul H, Steve D, Ingo, Andrew In April, Fiona and Claire organised a fantastic trip to Pembrokeshire for “moderate water” Sea Kayak coaching with Sea Kayak Guides (SKG) who had […] Before the trip: Happy Paddlers! An almost unprecedented 1pm on the water time meant that the Herne Bay trip, launching at Hampton, was very relaxed start. After a safety briefing we launched into virtually no waves from the shingle beach, although the wind was a bit stronger than expected, F3 from the East and […] |
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